Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Today Is National 'Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day"!

Everyone has a unique talent, skill, or quirk at which they truly excel. Today is the day embrace those skills and celebrate your unique talent!

Boston Handmade is chock full of people with unique talents. Crystal of Vintage by Crystal specialize in spun cotton, a century old technique used for making holiday ornaments and figures in old world Germany. She uses many vintage materials and other 100 year old techniques when creating her quirky characters.

Crystal's Spun Cotton Treasures

Arthur Halvorsen is a ceramic artist who uses bisque molds as his primary means of making. He goes to second hand stores, vintage shops, and yard sales to find pieces to pull molds off from and finds inspiration from Victorian Soft Paste Porcelain, Kitsch and Antique Metal Work.

Arthur's Green Pillow Vase

Buddy and JoJo make beautiful handmade eco friendly wooden toys which are organic, safe, and natural for your baby and toddler. Wood baby teethers, toddler push toys, baby blocks and more, all made from sustainable resources.

Buddy and JoJo's Natural Wood Teething Toy

These are just a few of our members with unique talents worth celebrating!